Note for whoever creates the build.xml scripts: This is my first time building the system from source. After downloading and unzipping (to my XP box) the source code from http://tomcat.apache.org/download-55.cgi, installing Subversion via http://subversion.tigris.org/project_packages.html, and following the directions at http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/building.html, the ant build failed when it got to jasper. I got it to work by changing line 1419 of ${tomcat.source}/build/build.xml from
1418 <!-- tomcat jasper source --> 1419 <copy todir="${tomcat.dist}/src/${jasper.project}"> to 1418 <!-- tomcat jasper source --> 1419 <copy todir="${tomcat.dist}/src/${jasper.project}/jasper2"> I don't know the implications of this change yet, but it was the only solution I found that built the whole system. _________________ Slightly different topic: I recommend a short "Download and install SVN" section be added just before the "Building Tomcat" section of http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/building.html. It's obvious now that I understand what's going on, but this page seems to be meant for those who don't really know how it all works yet. David